Herman winter



(-No Model.)

H. WINTER.

GEARING LUBRIGATOR.

Patented May 1, 1883.

In reni'o w fcating matter to theteeth of gears.

In its simplest form my invention consists To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFF C HERMAN WINTER, or BBOQKIJYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERICAN SHIP WINDLASS COMPANY, or PROVIDENCE, R. 1.

SPEGIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent N0. 276,987, dated May 1,188 3.

Application filed March 29,1883. (No model.) I i \Be it known thatI, HERMAN \VINTER, of the city of Brooklyn, in the county of. Kings and State of N ew-York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gearing-Lubrieators and I do hereby declarethat the-followiiig specification, taken in connection with .thedrawings furnished and forminga part of the same, is a clear, true, and complete description of my invention. i

Although said improvements are applicable to cog-gearing. generally, they have been specially devised by me for use with worm-gearing, and the objectthereot' is to secure a-reliable, uniform, and neat application of lubril in the combinatiomwith a suitable pan or receptacledor lubricating matter, of a rotary distributerprovided with radial arms which "I mesh with the teeth ot'a gear to be lubricated,

3 whereby oil or other lubricant. is applied to theworking-surfaees of said gear-teeth conifsecutively. I have, however,devised special formof dlstributer,whieh has not-only radial arms with which gear-teeth engage, but also brushes, or their eqnivalent,f'or conveying the lubricating matter. from the pan to the gearteeth.

To more particularly describe my invention, I will refer to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 ma side view of my gearing-lubrica tor in its best form, as used with a worm-gear, the. oil-pan being in longitudinal vertical section. Fig. 2 is avertical section on line at as, Fig. 1. Fig; 3 is an enlarged side view of a portion of the gear and thedistributer. Fig. 4 is a transverse section of one of the radial arms of the a: so

distributer. Fig. 5 is an enlarged side view of portions of a geariand of another form of distributer. Fig. 6 is a transverse section of one of the distributer-arms, Fig. 5.

i It to be understood that, although a wormgeari, A, is here shown, other forms of gears may be similarly lubricated. i

' A suitable pan or receptacle, B, is neces-" sarily provided; but itcan be largely varied in its form and construction without departing from my invention, although I deem it advisablethat it havean inclined bottom, so as to tral or lowest portion of the pan.

The distributer G is rotatively mounted in said part by means of a spindle or axis, a, and suitable boxes or, bearin gs in or secured to the sides of the pan. In its general form said distributer resembles a pinion-gear having radial lubricated mesh d urin g rotation. Good results will accrue it said arms be alonerelied upon to conveyoilfrom the pan to the gear; but better results .are obtained by providing said arms with an gularl y-projecting brushes 0, the tufts ofbristles or other filamentous material being inserted into inclined holes in the sides of" said arms, andwith their outer ends extending beyondthe ends of the radial arms,

seen that only the ends of the bristles need travel in the lubricant, and that the rotation of the distributer is caused by contact of the gear-teeth d with the arms I) without undue wear of the brushes, and also thatwith the lubricantiis' applied only tothe central portions of each gear-tooth in desirably small quantities, the meshing with a worm or with the teeth of another gear causing a lateral distribution on each tooth.

sired, the distributer is provided with brushes in each arm which project into the interven iug-spaees, as indicated in Fig. 5, the brush material being in long -tutts and occupying holes 6, Fig. 6, so as to form separate brushes on the opposite sides ofeacharm, but in most eases I prefer the brushes and 4.

matter from being thrown outside of the pan; .and it is also sometimes. advisable that the receptacle be vertically adjustable, and the with relation tothe pan, so as to vary the carrying capacity of the ,lubricator, and also so as to vary its degree ofcontact with the gearteeth to be lubricated.

The prime value of my improvements will insure a supply of fluid lubricant at the cenarmsb, with which the teeth of the gear to be as clearly indicated in Figs. 3 and 4.. With the distributer as thus constructed it will bedistributer located as shown 'in' Fig. 2 the If an excessive degree of lubrication is do as shown in Figs. 3

In some cases, as in high'speed gearing, a

shield will be advisable, bot hiu front and at the, rear of the dis'tributer, to prevent thelubricating.

distributer also capable of vertical ad j ustment/ be realized in connection with machines which are inactive for a great portion of the time, it being well-known that in such cases fresh lubrication is essential whenever service is re 'quired, and I find my lubricator of special value when applied to gearing in power capstans and windlasses used on ships, and especially to the worm-gearing usually employed in that connection. In some cases the lubricating-pan with the rotary distributer is applied as an integral part of a machine, and sometimes as a separate lubricating device.

I am well aware that it is not new to employ rotating distributers of lubricating matter in connection with journals; but I know of no such device prior to my invention which could be arranged to lubricate the working-faces of gear-teeth as hereinbefore described.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new and deslreto secure by LettersPatent- '1. The combination, with acogged wheel or gear, of a rotary distributer and a pan for a lubricant, substantially as hereinbefore described, whereby said gear is lubricated on the face of each tooth during the rotation of said gear, as set forth. V

2. The combination of a receptacle or pan for lubricating material and a rotary distributer provided with radial arms, substantially as described.

The rotary distributer having radial arms and brushes, in combination with a pan for lubricant, substantially as described.

. 4:- The combination, with a pan for lubricating matter, of a rotary distributer having radial arms, and tufts of bristles projecting augularly from the sides of said arms and beyond their ends, substantially as described.

HERMAN WINTER. 

